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Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training
effect. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body environment through
various processes is called: - correct answer ✔✔Homeostasis
BMR stands for - correct answer ✔✔basal metabolic rate
Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body. (T/F) - correct answer
✔✔True
A calorie is a unit of heat. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the kilocalorie (kcal). (T/F) -
correct answer ✔✔True
The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is: - correct answer ✔✔Fatty acids
The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called: - correct answer
✔✔Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
,The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes or greater.
(T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen,
nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
The respiratory system is responsible for: - correct answer ✔✔- Supplying oxygen to the body
- Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
- Helps regulate the body's pH balance
The circulatory system consists of: - correct answer ✔✔Heart, arteries, and veins
The nervous system is made up of the: - correct answer ✔✔peripheral nervous system and
central nervous system
Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
Hormones are classified as: - correct answer ✔✔Steroids, Amino-Acid derivatives, Peptides
Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to: - correct answer ✔✔- Alter the rate of synthesis of
your cellular protein
- Change the rate of enzyme activity
- Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell wall
Tendons connect bone to bone. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
, The average human adult skeleton has: - correct answer ✔✔206 bones
Tendons: - correct answer ✔✔Are extensions of muscle fibers and connect muscle to bone
The anatomical terms for front and back are: - correct answer ✔✔anterior and posterior
Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in: - correct answer ✔✔Mitochondrial adaptations
Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
Muscular hypertrophy is a(n): - correct answer ✔✔increase in muscle fiber size
In a concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements. (T/F) - correct answer
✔✔False
Kinesiology is: - correct answer ✔✔The science or study of human movement, and the active
and passive structures involved
An isometric contraction is when: - correct answer ✔✔A muscle does not lengthen or shorten
as it contracts
True synergy occurs when a muscle contracts to stop the secondary action of another muscle.
(T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
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Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptations to exercise are known as the training
effect. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal body environment through
various processes is called: - correct answer ✔✔Homeostasis
BMR stands for - correct answer ✔✔basal metabolic rate
Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout the body. (T/F) - correct answer
✔✔True
A calorie is a unit of heat. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the kilocalorie (kcal). (T/F) -
correct answer ✔✔True
The primary (not the 'initial') fuel during endurance exercise is: - correct answer ✔✔Fatty acids
The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the body is called: - correct answer
✔✔Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
,The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities lasting two minutes or greater.
(T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
About 98% of the human body is composed of only six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen,
nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
The respiratory system is responsible for: - correct answer ✔✔- Supplying oxygen to the body
- Eliminating carbon dioxide in the body
- Helps regulate the body's pH balance
The circulatory system consists of: - correct answer ✔✔Heart, arteries, and veins
The nervous system is made up of the: - correct answer ✔✔peripheral nervous system and
central nervous system
Excretion is one function of the digestive system. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
Hormones are classified as: - correct answer ✔✔Steroids, Amino-Acid derivatives, Peptides
Hemoglobin is an oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
The main purpose(s) of hormones is/are to: - correct answer ✔✔- Alter the rate of synthesis of
your cellular protein
- Change the rate of enzyme activity
- Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell wall
Tendons connect bone to bone. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
, The average human adult skeleton has: - correct answer ✔✔206 bones
Tendons: - correct answer ✔✔Are extensions of muscle fibers and connect muscle to bone
The anatomical terms for front and back are: - correct answer ✔✔anterior and posterior
Type I muscle fibers are predominantly aerobic. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise results in: - correct answer ✔✔Mitochondrial adaptations
Type II muscle fibers are entirely aerobic. (T/F) - correct answer ✔✔False
Muscular hypertrophy is a(n): - correct answer ✔✔increase in muscle fiber size
In a concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens to produce movements. (T/F) - correct answer
✔✔False
Kinesiology is: - correct answer ✔✔The science or study of human movement, and the active
and passive structures involved
An isometric contraction is when: - correct answer ✔✔A muscle does not lengthen or shorten
as it contracts
True synergy occurs when a muscle contracts to stop the secondary action of another muscle.
(T/F) - correct answer ✔✔True
